Yet another pawn in the Xiliens' plans, Rodan
was unleashed during the aliens' primary global
assault. New York City was the terrible pterosaur's
destination, and the flying horror easily annihilated
everything in its path with its destructive sonic
booms. The Earth Defense Force was quick to respond
to the threat, as they soon released their aerial
war-machine, The Rumbling, to fend off the invader.
The battle was fierce, but Rodan dodged every
category of ammunition that the advanced aircraft
could muster. When the war-machine was about to
meet a calamitous end at the hand of this beast,
Rodan was summoned back to the Xiliens, for they
wanted the Earth to believe that they had saved
the world from this flying menace.

The Xiliens were deceitful, however, and it turned
out that they were in truth seeking to dominate
the planet. When this plan was uncovered, Rodan
was set loose yet again on New York City. The
Rumbling returned for a rematch, but this round
saw the quick and merciless destruction of the
craft. With no opposition left, the crimson creature
continued its awful assault.

When Godzilla was released from his Antarctic
tomb, Rodan, Anguirus, and King Caesar were summoned
to attack the monster at Mt. Fuji. Godzilla slammed
his tail into Anguirus, sending the spiked reptile
soaring into the sky. Anguirus collided with Rodan,
and the latter quickly fell to the Earth below.
Rodan was knocked unconscious on impact. Its allies,
Anguirus and King Caesar, also felt the full force
of Godzilla's onslaught, as both were rendered
unconscious. Godzilla let out a roar proclaiming
his success, as he continued his long voyage toward
Tokyo.